Uncharted Golden Abyss

Price: 2799 Our Rating: Good 4/5 Features: Performance: Value: Design: PROS Great graphics Best third person action adventure game on a handheld Trophy hungry gamers have a lot to look out for Production value to match a summer blockbuster Well-paced gameplay between traversing, action and puzzles CONS Low replay value Story gets a bit boring in the middle Some touch controls can get frustrating No multiplayer Summary Uncharted Golden Abyss is a fantastic game with production quality we have come to love from its console counterparts. The lifespan is about 10 hours and there is enough to keep you hooked throughout the journey apart from a few frustrating touch controls and a story that drifts...

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Norton Mobile Security available for Samsung Galaxy smartphones

Symantec's Norton Mobile Security is now available for select Samsung smartphones. Samsung is offering a full-featured complimentary 90-day subscription of a Norton Mobile Security app in multiple languages to Samsung GALAXY users through its Samsung Apps. “We are pleased to extend our valued relationship with Samsung by helping to protect more of its customers’ devices and data from theft, loss and mobile threats,” said Janice Chaffin, group president, Consumer Business Unit, Symantec. “With smartphone sales now outpacing PC sales, cybercriminals are devising new threats everyday to steal from mobile users. Consumers need to be protected more than ever.” The Norton Mobile Security comes with anti-theft features with antimalware...

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Rovio launches Angry Birds Space for iOS, Android, PC and Mac

The battle between the angry birds and pigs has now gone into the space as Rovio in collaboration with NASA launches sequel to its popular mobile game - Angry Birds Space.The Angry Birds Space has launched on App Store, Android and for the PCs and MACs. The new Angry Birds is said to have new twists as compared to previous sequels of the game. It has now new characters and a new physics game, which is obviously because the game has arrived in an environment with all new gravitational dynamics. One of the notable additions is the new power-up called Space Eagles. The power-up is available via an in-app purchase or progressing throughout the game. Users are initially given 60 levels of the game with more coming via game updates. Rovio took...

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Creative launches a range of new gaming audio products in India

Creative today launched a range of audio products for gaming enthusiasts in India. The product line range includes sound cards and headphones, along with an external sound card, which can be connected to a PC/Mac or even a gaming console . Sound Blaster Recon3D: The Sound Blaster Recon3D is powered by the Sound Core3D quad-core sound and voice processor. This USB audio enhancer delivers gaming audio to your Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC or Mac. The hardware accelerated THX TruStudio Pro and Dolby Digital decoding, the Sound Blaster Recon3D enhances even basic stereo sound into 3D surround audio on headset or speakers. The device has a proprietary Scout Mode that enhances the audio in gaming to a level that lets you hear you enemy’s footsteps...

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Hand Written Message review

Price: NA Our Rating: Good 3.5/5 Features: Performance: Value: Design: PROS Variety of permutations and combinations to make the notes look cute Easy to create and send Once a paid app, but now its free CONS Limited space to type the message You cannot save your creations Summary All in all, the app is a nice one to own. Sure, there a lot of apps that recognize you handwriting and can send it across as a message, but the customizable options of Handwritten Message app gives it a personal touch. Add to the fact that the app is now free instead of $0.99 and there is more incentive to give it a try! Review Leaving personalized hand written notes has been lost as a cute gesture thanks to...

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NVIDIA launches GeForce GTX 680

NVIDIA have announced their flagship graphics card for the new GTX 600 series. Popularly known as Kepler GPU, GeForce GTX 680 GPU is based on TSMC's 28-nm manufacturing process. It houses 3.54 billion transistors, supports DirectX11.1 and PCI Express 3.0 which gives double the bandwidth of PCI Express 2.0. NVIDIA has introduced some new technologies with the Kepler GPUs. Let us look at some of them.  NVIDIA GPU Boost is a technique which dynamically boosts clock speeds based on the workload of the game and the headroom available. It not only changes the clock frequency but also the GPU voltage. In principle it looks somewhat similar to Intel's Turbo Boost technology.  Adaptive VSync is another innovation...

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Nokia Asha 303 launched in India, 3G Touch and Type at Rs. 8,999

The much-awaited Nokia Asha 303 has been launched in India, priced at Rs. 8,999. Vodafone customers will get special introductory tariff plans, with 1GB of free 3G data per month for the first four months. Asha 303 will also come with a subscription to the DRM-free Nokia Music Unlimited service, and feature Zenga TV, and Whatsapp, preinstalled, amongst other apps. The Series 40-based Nokia Asha 303 is a Touch and Type device, featuring a 2.6-inch capacitive touchscreen with a 320x240 pixel resolution and 256K colour gamut, apart from a full QWERTY keypad. Other specifications include a 1GHz processor, 128MB of RAM, 256MB ROM, 100MB user available built-in storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD, and a 3.2MP fixed focus...

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Nokia to launch Lumia 900 in India soon, without 4G support

If reports are to be believed, Nokia will be launching a non-4G version of its Lumia 900 smartphone in India soon. The Windows Phone 7.5-based Lumia 900 smartphone was launched at the Mobile World Congress 2012 held in Barcelona earlier this year. Nokia has already launched Lumia 800 and 710 smartphones in India and is reportedly going to launch its low-cost Lumia 610 smartphone in the country within the next two months. The Nokia Lumia 900 is touted as the first LTE network supporting Windows Phone device from Nokia. The device sports a 4.3-inch with 800 x 480 pixel resolution. It is powered by a single core 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8055+ processor on the MDM9200 mobile chipset, along with 512 MB RAM and 16 GB on-board...

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Nokia Windows 8 tablet in the works, confirms company's design chief

Rumours of Nokia prepping a Windows 8 tablet have been around for a while, but this is the first time we are hearing from a company official. Nokia's design chief Marko Ahtisaari has confirmed that the Finnish company is 'working on' a tablet and that he is spending a third of his time on the device. Ahtisaari said this in an interview with the Finnish newspaper, Kauppalehti. Ahtisaari, however, did not divulge more details about the tablet. Considering the time spent by Ahtisaari on the new device, it looks like Nokia is hoping to make a strong debut in the tablet market. Ahtisaari's comments on the Nokia Windows 8 tablet come days after reports suggested Nokiahad well moved ahead in developing a new 10.1-inch Windows 8 tablet,...

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Samsung working on an Android-based digital camera

Recent reports indicate that Samsung is considering a digital camera with Android onboard. The company has experienced much growth in the mobile space with Google’s operating system, and apart from tablets, already offers it on one of its portable media players. The concept of an Android digital camera is not especially new, and the implications are interesting, with specialist camera, social and sharing apps on the Android ecosystem, along with location based features transforming the device into much more than just a camera. A touch-based interface could allow for more than just navigation, but also editing features, and a full web-interface. For now, details are scarce, and Android is just one of the open operating...

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BenQ launches two 24-inch 3D gaming monitors in India

BenQ has launched two new 24-inch gaming monitors in the country, part of its XL series of 120Hz displays, featuring Nvidia 3D technologies – BenQ XL2420T and XL2420TX. Prices start at Rs. 21,990. They’ve apparently been designed for FPS games with the help of pro-gamers Zowei Gear, HeatoN, and SpawN.The BenQ XL2420T and XL2420TX feature 2ms response times, 12 million to 1 dynamic contrast ratio, a Black eQualiser for enhanced visibility in dark regions. BenQ has also added a smart scaling feature to allow users choose from preset screen sizes and resolutions. They come with an ‘S Switch’ remote control to adjust display settings. The difference between the BenQ XL2420T and XL2420TX is that the former features Nvidia 3D LightBoost...

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Micromax P-300 ICS tablet spotted online; priced at Rs. 7,999

, Micromax has quietly launched its first tablet, P-300in India. Running on Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich OS, the Micromax P-300 tablet has been spotted at online shopping site Homeshop18 with a price tag of Rs. 7,999. Speaking of specifications, the Micromax P-300 tablet sports a 7-inch display, 0.3MP camera, Android 4.0.3, 512MB RAM, 4GB Internal storage and microSD card support. There's little information about the battery life, though the site says the P-300 gives four hours of web browsing. Other features include support for Adobe Flash Player: 10.3 or later and 1080 P video recording. The device, however, has been listed as “out of stock” at the website presently. So far there's no word on the fresh availability...

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